Baadusha sweet

Ingredients

1. Maida flour -  1 cup
2. Ghee - 7 teaspoons
3. Salt - a pinch
4. Sugar - 1 cup
5. Cooking soda - 1/4 teaspoon
6. Oil for frying
7. Cardamom powder for garnish
8. Almond pieces for garnish

Procedure:

1. Mix all the ingredients except oil and sugar. Add 3 to 4 teaspoons of water to make it a poori dough (not watery like playdough) consistency.
2. Leave the dough aside for 10 minutes
3. Make a syrup with the sugar by adding 3/4 cup of water
4. When the syrup gets the double thread consistency (stringy), remove from the stove
5. Make the dough to lemon size balls.
6. Slowly make a depression in the center with the thumb (like a donut but without the hole like the vadai)
7. Heat the oil to moderate temperature for frying
8. Fry the badhushas / donut shaped balls like a donut on both sides to a light golden color
9. Remove and drop them one by one in the sugar syrup.
10. Allow it to be immersed for 10 minutes
11. Remove and arrange in a plate to get the sugar spread evenly
12. Garnish with cardamom powder and badam pieces (almond) on the top